As promised the journey of our SOS Youth Camp 2011 will continue. If we're not mistaken, the first morning's plenary session by Ps Chris was about a stomach virus called "Obed-edom". Haha! Just kidding. But that was what he told us! "Obed-edom" sounds like a stomach virus. Check out this 2nd review:
Zer0 to HERO!
1 Chronicles 13:5-14
The passage above tells the story of the process where King David was bringing the Ark or Covenant from Judah into Jerusalem. You see, the Ark was placed on the cart and the men from the family Abinadab were the ones that drove the cart. Along the way, the cart was moving through rocky grounds in a place called Chidon and the Ark was about to fall. So a man named Uzzah wanted to save it from falling to the ground. As soon as his hands touched the Ark, God’s anger was kindled and He struck Uzzah DEAD!
Now, if you were the other men there, how would you feel? Beyond terrified if you ask me. Well, you are not alone. Even King David was terrified. And he in the end decided to discontinue the journey. Instead, he asked Obed-edom to keep it. And that brave man kept the Ark for 3 months. The LORD blessed the whole family of Obed-edom and everything the man owned.
How does this story apply to our daily lives? Pastor Chris intro-ed with a joke of Obed-edom’s name. What kind of person who has that weird name which sounds like a stomach virus or something. This guy was a nobody, bravely volunteered to keep the Ark of Covenant safe for God despite witnessing God striking someone dead just because that man touched it to save it.
When Obed-edom decided to serve God, he became a Hero. He became a somebody. Vs 14 tells us that Obed-edom kept the Ark for 3 motnhs and that he was richly blessed by God.
Like us, are we brave enough to serve God despite the circumstances surrounding us? Even it means taking a high risk like how Obed-edom did? Pastor Chris also pointed out to us to compare the life of King David and Obed-edom. You see, because Obed-edom took the risk and serve God to keep the Ark, his family was richly blessed. But if you look at the family background of David, he had many rebellious sons. A son who raped his half sister, a son who wants to take over his throne while he was still alive and a son that had 700 wives and 300 concubines. Isn’t that just sad?
So do not lose out the opportunity when it comes to you, to serve God to your max because if you miss it, the blessings that come with it will never return to you in another way.
- God can and will use you even though you are like an “Obed-edom” and you will be blessed to be a Hero and not a zer0.
Review done by Joanna TM
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So, remember more now? It was the 2nd day of the camp. We were supposed to have team building. They seriously had great facilities!
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| Game master on swinging "bridge" |
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| Game master on NOT swinging "bridge" |
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| Game master ready to swing like a monkey =P |
BUT IT WAS RAINING!
So what did we do? We do what every youth group does and is never missed in any camps.
CAPTAIN BALL!!
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| Tevin passed the ball! Oh.. and it's still in the air! |
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| Heng Ying, people just want the ball... -.- |
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| HY: What's your problem? I'm the one having the ball now. MJ: What's the problem here? Walter: Would you pass the ball to somebody already? Jozanto: Ai yai yai! KM: Would you hurry? My arms are getting tired. |
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| Ern Yi: I got it! I got it! All other guys: Whoa... O.o |
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| All looking HOT at the end. |
That is all for now, kids! I mean folks! I mean... ugh... never mind. Part 3 coming up next!
- TO BE CONTINUED -
